semiminor axis
[ sem-ee-mahy-ner, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˈsɛm iˈmaɪ nər, ˈsɛm aɪ-, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /
noun
Geometry.
one half the minor axis of an ellipse.
Astronomy.
one half the minor axis of the ellipse that one celestial body describes around another, as a planet around the sun.
Words nearby semiminor axis
semilunar valve,
semimajor axis,
semimatte,
semimembranous,
semimicroanalysis,
semiminor axis,
semimonthly,
seminal,
seminal colliculus,
seminal duct,
seminal fluid